Subdivision 1. Applicability. The definitions in
this section apply to sections 103B.301 to 103B.355.

Subd. 2. Board. "Board" means the Board of Water and
Soil Resources.

Subd. 3. Comprehensive local water management plan.
"Comprehensive local water management plan," "comprehensive
water plan," "local water plan," and "local water management
plan" mean the plan adopted by a county under sections 103B.311
and 103B.315.

Subd. 4. Groundwater systems. "Groundwater systems"
means the 14 principal aquifers of the state as defined by the
United States Geological Survey in the Water-Resources
Investigations 81-51, entitled "Designation of Principal Water
Supply Aquifers in Minnesota" (August 1981), and its revisions.

Subd. 5. Local units of government. "Local units of
government" means municipalities, towns, counties, soil and
water conservation districts, watershed districts, organizations
formed for the joint exercise of powers under section 471.59,
and other special purpose districts or authorities exercising
authority in water and related land resources management at the
local level.

Subd. 7. Official controls. "Official controls"
means ordinances and regulations that control the physical
development of the whole or part of a local government unit or
that implement the general objectives of the local government
unit.

Subd. 7b. Priority concerns. "Priority concerns"
means issues, resources, subwatersheds, or demographic areas
that are identified as a priority by the plan authority.

Subd. 7c. Priority concerns scoping document.
"Priority concerns scoping document" means the list of the
chosen priority concerns and a detailed account of how those
concerns were identified and chosen.

Subd. 8. Related land resources. "Related land
resources" means land affected by present or projected
management practices that have significant effects on the
quantity and quality, or use of groundwater or surface water.

Subd. 8a. State review agencies. "State review
agencies" means the Board of Water and Soil Resources, the
Department of Agriculture, the Department of Health, the
Department of Natural Resources, the Pollution Control Agency,
and other agencies granted state review status by a resolution
of the board.

Subd. 10. Watershed units. "Watershed units" means
each of the 81 major watershed units identified in the state
watershed boundaries map prepared pursuant to the requirements
of Laws 1977, chapter 455, section 33, subdivision 7, paragraph
(a) and the accompanying database, and the revisions of that
database.